purpositivity
/ˈpɚpəsədɪvᵻdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] e.g. the extent to which they are hereditory and automatic in operation, though the purpositivity implied in the concept is usally accepted."
- "He steadfastly asserted that languages were human institutions, the communicative purpositivity of which overrides all else."
- "Therefore, in performance appraisal, modern organizations should re-examine the purpositivity requirements of performance appraisal from the perspective of management philosophy."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English purpos English purpose Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English purpositive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English purpositivity From purpositive + -ity.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɚpəsədɪvᵻdi/
- British English: /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvᵻti/